Title :
Noise-Analysis-Based Model of Filamentary Switching ReRAM With
Stacks
Author :
Lee, Daeseok ; Lee, Joonmyoung ; Jo, Minseok ; Park, Jubong ; Siddik, Manzar ; Hwang, Hyunsang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Gwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Gwangju, South Korea
fDate :
7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this letter, we propose a model based on noise analysis for the filamentary switching mechanism in resistance random access memory having ZrOx/HfOx bilayer stacks. From the noise analysis results, we concluded that the current flowing during high-resistance state can be described as a trap-assisted current that flows through traps. It has been hypothesized that these traps are the cause of the instability of device parameters. To validate this, the noise analysis results of large-area devices were compared with those of small-area devices. As a consequence, we improved the uniformity of device parameters.
Keywords :
electron device noise; hafnium compounds; random-access storage; zirconium compounds; ZrOx-HfOx; filamentary switching mechanism; noise analysis; resistance random access memory; trap-assisted current; Analytical models; Noise; Resistance; Silicon; Switches; Temperature measurement; Time frequency analysis; Low-frequency noise; resistive memory; resistive random access memory (ReRAM);
Journal_Title :
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LED.2011.2148689